Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Media came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Media in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Media. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Media data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Media:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Media was listed as Media Courthouse.

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Pennsylvania (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Media is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Media in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Media for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Media. See our Misc Page for Media for more information.